Roots of Poverty in Latin America
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: August 18, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 185
ISBN-13: 9780786422357
Subjects: Poverty; World - General; Ethnic Studies - General; Social Science; Sociology; Latin America; Anthropology - Cultural; Economics - Macroeconomics; General; Economic development; Social aspects; Sociological aspects
Description: "This book is an in-depth analysis of how cultural, religious and social institutions have shaped the economic destinies of North America and Latin America over the last five hundred years. The final chapters look at recent developments in individual Latin American countries and consider the possibilities for an economic turnaround"--Provided by publisher.